Posted by
Charly Hornbrook in Florida on Thursday, April 30, 2009 11:32:00 AM
I am going to say some things here that
will make some of you angry...but that has never stopped me before! So here
goes..
The recession that the liberal media is blasting from the
headlines isn't happening everywhere. When you get past their attempt to
discredit the past administration and particularly President Bush, you find that
most of Americans are doing just fine and most are improving financially.
However, there are enough ignorant folks out there that actually believe what
the media says and so have convinced themselves that they are suffering. Of
course they are suffering from owning more homes, bigger cars, more credit
cards, more food availability, fancier vacations, better retirement investments,
better education, more freedom, more appliances and more technology than ever in
history of this country. Yes, it is possible to convince yourself that you are
depressed if you listen to this news drivel over and over. If you keep saying:
"I'm gonna fail..." repeatedly...well, you will fail because you have
convinced yourself, and everyone else is saying you will fail.... so guess
what. YOU FAIL!
Yep, the average American is very well off compared to
the past. Sure there are still some who are deep in poverty but whose fault is
that? They made bad choices by dropping out of school, or not getting training
for their future, or by not investing in something besides a new TV or car or by
living beyond their means. . Certainly it's not the government's fault - heck,
these folks get more daily handouts than the rest of us who pay for them can
really afford. Ever stand behind one of the "food stamp" users when they use
their discount card to buy better food than you can and then use their "profit"
to buy cigarettes and beer? I for one am incensed to see this, and have on
occasion been tempted to say out loud: " ...aren't you going to thank
me?...after all I am paying for your treats..." But, fistfights are no longer
good for me at age 74.
Anyway, the reason for housing market decline is
the lack of responsibility of the home buyers who tried to get something for
nothing by buying more than they could pay for IF times got tough. Well folks,
times are tough for those economically stupid buyers who tried to Flip a House,
etc. They got caught and now want to blame everybody else but themselves for
the result. They made a bad choice and must now suffer the consequences.
These same folks complain about high gasoline prices, all while filling
up their 20 mpg gas-guzzing SUV's and pickups. Remember the word "choice?".
Well, no one forced them to choose an inefficient vehicle over one that gets
30-40 mpg. They picked it out and now complain that our fuel shortage is "not
their fault"! Saving just 2 gallons a day would make our shortage go
away!
We Americans have wandered away from what made our country great -
taking responsibility for your own actions and having the courage to fix your
own problems. Quit blaming others for your stupidity. If you didn't vote in
your states primary, Shut Up because you have forfeited your right to complain.
If somehow you don't like were to be elected President, then you have nobody to
blame but yourself...you didn't vote at all or you voted for him because you are
a Democrat and like a herd of sheep, you do what you are told. But don't blame
others, you failed your country so vow to do better the next time. Next
election, get out and work for a qualified candidate.
And when gas goes
up to $5 a gallon, as it surely will, quit blaming the auto makers for selling
those guzzling dinosaurs - blame yourself for not having the courage to just say
no, and for not buying a vehicle that will help be part of the solution to our
energy crisis, not part of the problem.
So, forget any recession - take
some of the money you spend foolishly on luxuries and invest in a Roth IRA or
other stock market based retirement or savings fund. Don't buy "name brand"
medicine, save by buying the Generic. Don't burden our health system with
post-illness treatment...take better care of your body by good using illness
preventive lifestyles. Loose the 100 lbs that plagues the average
American. Be a smart shopper when it come to buying the right food products.
Learn to "read-the-label"!
Remember, if Obama gets a chance to put his
Socialized Medicine into practice, every American man, woman and child will
suffer, not only financially, but in lack of timely treatment. Good Doctors
will leave the profession in a rush - doubt it? Just look at England or
Canada.
And, finally if you are hard up - quit your complaining and
blaming others for your failures...pull up your pants, turn your hat around, cut
your hair, cover up your tattoos, remove the body jewelry and go out and get a
job! No jobs you say?...Pick up any newspaper
because there are thousands of jobs waiting out there every day. It may not be
your perfect choice, but at least you will be able to contribute to the American
way of life instead of being a burden to it while you are looking for something
better. Unemployment insurance is a shameful thing to take - No American
citizen should be out-of-work more than 48 hours in this country.
IMHO, as always
Charly